Rumors have been swirling among my sources about possibility that PCR-based COVID-19 tests have high false negative rate. I haven& #39;t reported on it because I couldn& #39;t find anything definitive and half the people weren& #39;t sure the rumors were true. Now there& #39;s some Chinese data ...
And it looks like the false negative rate on the PCR tests could be as high as 30 percent. Remember, this is data from CHINA, so that& #39;s not a problem with the CDC test. It& #39;s a problem with >tests<.
Me, in my head: "Well, fuck." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/well/live/coronavirus-symptoms-tests-false-negative.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...
Me, in my head: "Well, fuck." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/well/live/coronavirus-symptoms-tests-false-negative.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...